In Australia, a groundbreaking programme will offer treatment to babies with peanut allergies in an effort to build up immunity to the potentially life-threatening condition. Eligible infants will receive gradually increasing doses of peanut powder over a period of at least two years under supervision from select paediatric hospitals. Australia, known as the “allergy capital of the world,” has one in 10 infants diagnosed with food sensitivities. This treatment marks the first time such a national model has been adopted for peanut allergies, with hopes of changing the trajectory of allergic disease in the country. However, it is important for families not to try oral immunotherapy at home without proper medical supervision.
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